Chapter 342 Lin Yuan’s Threat Level

A large number of Tier 9 alien beings fled toward the inner region of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm.

The main continent of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm was divided into three regions: the outer region, the inner region, and the core region.

The outer region had the smallest area, which was why the Tier 9 Evolvers of Human Civilization were able to form a blockade and force all the Tier 9 alien beings into the distant canyon.

Compared to the outer region, the inner region was much more vast.

With just the current number of Evolvers from Human Civilization, it was simply impossible to cover the inner region.

Once those Tier 9 alien beings fled to the inner region, they could quickly shake off the tracking of Human Civilization.

Of course, the safety in the inner region was only temporary.

Once a hundred years after the Secret Realm opened, it would welcome its closure.

Any Experts not in the outer region would be obliterated by the Secret Realm.

Lin Yuan stood in the Void Realm, watching the numerous alien beings fleeing frantically without making a move to pursue and kill them.

Thousands upon thousands of Tier 9 alien beings were fleeing dispersedly. Under the premise that Lin Yuan was maintaining the strength of two hundred million space layers, even if he pursued them, it would be very difficult to kill them all.

Secondly, those alien Experts taking the initiative to flee to the inner region suited Lin Yuan's wishes perfectly, saving him even the trouble of making a move.

"Galaxy Star Master, since those Tier 9 alien beings have hidden in the inner region, we probably don't have any good ways to deal with them." Doco stepped forward, stood behind Lin Yuan, and said with a shamefaced tone.

On one hand, the inner region was far too vast.

On the other hand, the numerous indigenous life forms scattered within this region were exceptionally powerful.

If Human Civilization made a grand display and set up a blockade like in the outer region, they might end up being utterly flustered by those indigenous life forms before even finding the Tier 9 alien beings.

"It's fine." Lin Yuan shook his head.

Hearing this, Doco let out a slight sigh of relief in his heart.

He was just worried that the Galaxy Star Master would develop a rift in his heart.

You must know that according to the countermeasure they discussed previously, for every Tier 9 alien being killed, the Galaxy Star Master would take ninety percent of the proceeds.

And now, all the alien beings had fled toward the inner region, and very few Tier 9 alien beings had died, which would result in the Galaxy Star Master not getting many final proceeds.

"However, with the Galaxy Star Master's strength, he is fully capable of pursuing them. Spending some time, he could at the very least leave behind several hundred Tier 9 alien beings—"

Doco thought to himself, but he didn't dare to ask too much. In fact, he also had related speculations in his heart.

The Galaxy Star Master fought four against one and killed four legendary Tier 9 beings such as the Son of the Tree Realm and the Dragon Scale King, having used some kind of explosive secret technique.

And such a secret technique usually required paying a price afterward, such as being weak for a period of time?

Perhaps this was the reason why the Galaxy Star Master did not make a move to pursue them? When suppressing and killing the four legendary Tier 9 beings like the Son of the Tree Realm, the Galaxy Star Master hadn't paid no price at all?

Thinking this, Doco suddenly felt it was much more reasonable.

"Since these alien beings have fled to the inner region, don't let them come out." Lin Yuan said softly with his hands behind his back.

"That's only natural!" Doco nodded.

Looking at those fleeing Tier 9 alien beings, killing intent flashed in his eyes.

In fact, Doco could completely understand the actions of these Tier 9 alien beings.

Even if they died, they wouldn't let Human Civilization get off easy.

If it were Doco placed in the perspective of the alien beings, he would make the same choice.

But understanding was one thing, and actually doing it was another.

Since you alien beings want so much to die inside the Secret Realm, then all of you go die.

Although hiding in the inner region greatly reduced the income of the Tier 9 Evolvers on Human Civilization's side,

it was only a reduction, whereas the alien side suffered direct, heavy losses.

Not only did they gain nothing from entering the Secret Realm this time, but they also lost a Clone.

In the distance of the canyon,

the numerous Tier 9 Experts who were watching the show had rather emotional gazes.

Originally, when the four legendary Tier 9 beings such as the Son of the Tree Realm and the Dragon Scale King appeared, they thought the situation would change.

At least the invincible Galaxy Star Master would be curbed.

It was just that looking at it now, those four legendary Tier 9 beings didn't even last very long in front of the Galaxy Star Master.

"How on earth does the Galaxy Star Master Cultivate?"

"Too terrifying! Fortunately, our clan doesn't have any major conflicts with Human Civilization."

"Now those Peak Groups are going to feel the heartache."

The numerous Tier 9 Experts had mixed emotions: some were amazed, some were shocked, some found it incredible, and some gloated over other people's misfortune.

Deep within the vast Universe, in a certain space layer.

This was also a Universe Secret Realm, incomparably vast, and in the center of the Secret Realm, a dark green heaven-reaching ancient tree was rooted.

The ancient tree's crown reached the firmament, and the entire Universe Secret Realm was shrouded by its roots.

And beside this ancient tree, a much shorter ancient tree was swaying.

If one observed carefully, they would discover that the time flow rate on the surface of that towering heaven-reaching ancient tree had a huge difference from the time flow rate of the Main Universe.

Ten thousand, one hundred thousand, or a million years might pass in the Main Universe, but perhaps for this towering heaven-reaching ancient tree, only a single day had passed? Or perhaps only a month had passed?

Suddenly.

The aura of this small ancient tree faintly underwent a change.

"Child, what's wrong with you?" The towering heaven-reaching ancient tree immediately noticed it. The time flow rate on its surface returned to normal, and it sent out subtle spiritual fluctuations, asking the small ancient tree with incomparable doting.

It was the Tree Realm Mother, a Tier 11 life capable of negotiating with a Supreme Powerhouse.

In the boundless Universe, there were still some Tier 11 lives, but it was rare for a Supreme Powerhouse to be unwilling to force them. How overbearing were Supreme Powerhouses?

Perhaps when treating members of the same clan, they were gentle elders and pioneers, but when treating alien races, their stance was basically those who submit thrive and those who resist perish.

Human Civilization was like this, the Zerg race was like this, and the Heaven Wing Clan was also like this.

The Tree Realm Mother looked gently at the small ancient tree. She was a unique special life form in the Universe, and after growing to Eleven-Tier, she had never had the concept of members of the same clan.

Until the birth of this small ancient tree.

The small ancient tree was not nurtured and born by the Tree Realm Mother, but rather nurtured from the Tree Realm itself, exactly the same as when the Tree Realm Mother was born back then.

"Mother." The small ancient tree also sent out spiritual fluctuations, carrying a trace of doubt: "Do you say that our Tree Realm Clan's Aptitude is truly superior to all living beings in the Universe?"

"That is natural." The massive Tree Realm Mother smiled and said: "The Universe is vast, and the life forms it nurtures are endless; but our Tree Realm Clan is unique, so our Aptitude naturally surpasses all living beings."

"Then what about the Supreme Powerhouse?" The small ancient tree immediately asked.

The Supreme Powerhouse was unwilling to force the Tree Realm Mother because the Tree Realm Mother had the ability not to let the Supreme Powerhouse take any advantage. However, in terms of strength and all aspects, the Tree Realm Mother was still far inferior to the Supreme Powerhouse.

"Supreme Powerhouse…" The Tree Realm Mother was momentarily at a loss for words.

There were many Supreme Powerhouses in the Universe, yet the years they had experienced were far less than hers.

"Supreme Powerhouses are the exception." The Tree Realm Mother thought for a moment, "Becoming a Supreme Powerhouse has little to do with Aptitude."

"However, beneath the Supreme Powerhouse, our Tree Realm Clan will definitely overlook everything. Perhaps some other special life forms in the Universe do not have an Aptitude weaker than our clan, at most being stronger by a tiny bit, but overall they are all on the same level."

The Tree Realm Mother said confidently.

"But Mother, not long ago, an envoy of the Zerg race asked me to split out a Clone and head to that Profound Yellow Secret Realm to deal with the Galaxy Star Master of Human Civilization."

The small ancient tree immediately began to speak.

"Hmm." The Tree Realm Mother nodded. She knew nothing about the Galaxy Star Master; the time the Galaxy Star Master had spent rising was far too brief—not even a hundred years.

And the Tree Realm Mother maintained a huge time flow rate between herself and the outside world most of the time, in order to live longer.

The Tree Realm Clan indeed had a terrifyingly long Lifespan, but without becoming a Supreme Powerhouse, they were ultimately just lives within the Time River and could not achieve eternity.

The last time she woke up was over a million years ago.

"As a result, that Clone of mine died at the hands of the Galaxy Star Master, and the other party did not rely on any external force."

A trace of doubt leaked from the small ancient tree's tone.

Even after watching the video of the Galaxy Star Master making a move, when it truly faced the Galaxy Star Master, it developed a doubt.

Am I a special life form, or are you, the Galaxy Star Master, a special life form?

"Died at the hands of the Galaxy Star Master?"

The Tree Realm Mother fell into silence, "The other party did not rely on any external force?"

The external force here referred to higher-level secret treasures or life-saving items.

For example, Ma Duo Walker's 'Time Black Hole'.

"Galaxy Star Master." The Tree Realm Mother immediately extended her consciousness outside the Tree Realm and began to receive all the events that had occurred during her slumber, among which included a wealth of intelligence on the Galaxy Star Master.

Breaking the Tier 8 myth.

The youngest Tier 9 in the history of Human Civilization.

"Child."

After a long time, the Tree Realm Mother finally sent out spiritual fluctuations once more, "Don't care about the Galaxy Star Master."

"What use is there no matter how high the Galaxy Star Master's Aptitude is? As long as he doesn't become a Supreme Powerhouse, he definitely won't outlive you."

The Tree Realm Mother thought for a long time and finally came up with a comforting reason.

The Tree Realm Clan had an inconceivably long Lifespan; the years experienced by the Tier 9 small ancient tree alone exceeded those of normal Tier 11 lives by a hundred or a thousand times.

"Galaxy Star Master won't outlive me." The little ancient tree felt a bit bitter upon hearing this.

Heaven Wing Clan.

Numerous Tier 10 and Eleven-Tier Heavenly Lords were watching the 'video footage' in front of them.

It was precisely the scene of Lin Yuan killing legendary Tier 9 figures like the 'Son of Tree Realm' and the 'Dragon Scale King' in the Profound Yellow Secret Realm.

"In this battle, the number of space layers opened up by Galaxy Star Master was indeed around two hundred million, which is consistent with the strength he displayed when killing Hun Yi back then."

"In addition, Galaxy Star Master has also mastered a burst-type secret technique, which can unleash more than double his own strength in a short period of time."

"This kind of burst-type secret technique should have significant hidden dangers; otherwise, given the strength of Galaxy Star Master, he should have continued the pursuit, but in the end, he didn't, watching blankly as the Experts of our clan fled into the inner core area."

One by one, the Tier 10 and Eleven-Tier Heavenly Lords of the Heaven Wing Clan tried to deduce specific information about Galaxy Star Master based on the 'video footage'.

They paid a hefty price to invite a legendary Tier 9 into the Profound Yellow Secret Realm just to test the true upper limit of Galaxy Star Master.

This was to better target Galaxy Star Master in future large-scale battlefields.

In the eyes of the numerous Tier 10 and Eleven-Tier Heavenly Lords of the Heaven Wing Clan, Galaxy Star Master would inevitably shine brightly on large-scale battlefields in the future.

If they didn't figure out the true upper limit of Galaxy Star Master's strength now, future losses would only be even greater.

"According to Galaxy Star Master's current strength, if he steps into Tier 10 and achieves a qualitative transformation and leap, his threat level within a millennium will reach 'Grade Yi', and if the timeline is extended, there is a high probability it will reach 'Grade Jia' within five thousand years."

An Eleven-Tier Heavenly Lord spoke.

Whether it was the Evolvers of Human Civilization or the Experts of other Peak Groups, upon reaching the Tier 10 life level, there was no specific grading standard for strength.

Like the Tier 9 level, the strength of Tier 9 was divided according to the number of opened space layers.

Upon reaching Tier 10, the essence of life undergoes a transformation; the number of space layers indeed affects the combat power of a Tier 10 life, but it is not the decisive factor.

The primary means of a Tier 10 life still lie in the application of the essence of various rules, such as in the aspect of rule Fusion.

The integration of Space Rules into certain basic rules is the prerequisite threshold for breaking through from Tier 8 to Tier 9. Upon reaching Tier 10, more rules need to be fused; apart from Time Rule, other pillar rules can also be attempted for Fusion.

For example, Life Rule and Death Rule, which are pillar rules, fuse into the Life and Death Reincarnation Rule, and their lethality is even more heaven-shaking, unstoppable by any number of space layers.

Of course, whether it is Life Rule or Death Rule, they are both pillar rules. Is the Fusion between pillar rules a simple matter?

Therefore, there is no specific standard for the strength of a Tier 10 life; everything is viewed according to the degree of threat.

The major groups of the Universe, according to a unified standard, divide the threat degree of Tier 10 Experts into six levels.

Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji.

Generally, a newly entered Tier 10 life is only at 'Grade Ji', having opened up tens of millions of space layers, and its rule Fusion is still at the initial state.

Not to mention the Fusion between pillar rules, even the Fusion between pillar rules and ordinary rules is only that single one from breaking through to Tier 9.

Among Tier 10 lives, 'Grade Ji' is the weakest, and 'Grade Jia' is the strongest.

Generally, 'Grade Jia' Tier 10s have basically fused two pillar rules, and some extremely powerful 'Grade Jia' Tier 10s have even fused the Time Rule with some ordinary rule.

The Fusion of pillar rules and ordinary rules does not necessarily require one to comprehend that specific pillar rule.

Just like the Fusion of Space Rules and ordinary rules, one only needs to have a major comprehension of Space Rules to carry out the Fusion.

"Newly entered Tier 10, reaching a 'Grade Yi' threat within a millennium, and even expected to reach a 'Grade Jia' threat within five thousand years?"

The many Heavenly Lords present felt a bit suffocated; that Eleven-Tier Heavenly Lord's evaluation of Galaxy Star Master was simply too high.

"I am merely deducing based on Galaxy Star Master's current strength and past growth rate, and this is the final result."

The Eleven-Tier Heavenly Lord spoke in a calm tone, but his heart likewise stirred with fluctuations. Back when he first entered Tier 10, how long did it take him to reach 'Grade Jia'?

"This is also a good thing."

"Knowing Galaxy Star Master's future strength in advance."

At this moment, another Eleven-Tier powerhouse spoke. Be it a Grade Yi Tier 10 or a Grade Jia Tier 10, once known, it is easy to deal with, and at the very least, targeted measures can be taken.

If not for this probing, they wouldn't know the specific strength of Galaxy Star Master after stepping into Tier 10. Waiting until the large-scale battlefield to send Grade Ding or Grade Bing Tier 10s to deal with him? Wouldn't that just be sending them to their deaths?

At the Tier 10 level, even the weakest 'Grade Ji' is the elite foundation of the group and cannot be casually sacrificed.

This is still for Peak Groups; if it were a powerful group, Tier 10 lives would be the pillars of the group.

Profound Yellow Secret Realm.

Lin Yuan's figure disappeared, arriving at the deepest part of the Secret Realm.

At the same time, he was sensing every bit of the Secret Realm, especially the inner core region and the numerous alien Experts who had fled there.

In order not to expose too much strength and to conceal the fact that he had become the master of the Profound Yellow Secret Realm, Lin Yuan could not directly kill these Tier 9 aliens.

He could only wait until the Secret Realm closed, for them to be uniformly wiped out by the Secret Realm, and then go and 'loot the corpses' himself.

"Eight thousand seven hundred and ninety-two Tier 9 aliens." Through his own control over the Secret Realm, Lin Yuan easily pinpointed all the aliens in the inner core region.

"With so many Tier 9 aliens, how much harvest can they bring me?" A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

Ever since the Profound Yellow Secret Realm opened, there have been a total of over two hundred Tier 9 secret treasures obtained from those who attempted to stay in the Secret Realm and were subsequently wiped out.

It didn't seem like much, but basically the Tier 9 Experts who tried to stay in the Secret Realm had prepared for death and brought their own treasures out through various means.

Therefore, the Tier 9 secret treasures added up to less than three hundred pieces.

But right now, the over eight thousand Tier 9 aliens hiding in the inner core region were different.

They had made zero preparations at all, and their secret treasures and weapons were still on them. Although they couldn't be considered overly precious, there were simply too many of them.

"Just right."

"What I lack the most in cultivating the Profound Yellow Body is all kinds of resources. Be it secret treasures or weapons, they can all become nourishment for the Profound Yellow Body."

Lin Yuan thought silently in his heart.

Among the three guardian secret techniques of the Xuanhuang Lineage, the Profound Yellow Body, acclaimed as unfalling and undying, required not only consuming a large amount of profound yellow crystal for cultivation, but also various other resources.

Secret treasures, weapons, and so on could all be swallowed and then transformed into the foundation of the Profound Yellow Body.

As for Mystic Yellow Strike and Space-Time Step, Lin Yuan could also rely on his Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability to quickly Cultivate them to Major Achievement and Perfection.

But the Profound Yellow Body was essentially the accumulation of resources. Comprehension Ability alone was useless for this; he had to genuinely invest a large amount of resources.

Not only did Lin Yuan's true body Cultivate the Profound Yellow Body, but his two Primordial Spirits also needed to Cultivate it as well. The demand for resources can be imagined.

But with the contribution of nearly ten thousand aliens, Lin Yuan believed that his cultivation progress of the Profound Yellow Body would definitely advance by leaps and bounds.

In fact, even if Lin Yuan obtained those secret treasures and weapons, he couldn't easily take them out, otherwise they would be easily recognized.

Therefore, he simply turned them all into nourishment for the Profound Yellow Body, saving himself the trouble of buying other resources to supply the cultivation of this secret technique.

"Now the top priority is to refine the Secret Realm core as soon as possible."

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, and that profound yellow crystal appeared in front of him.

Even when striking against legendary Tier 9 figures like the 'Son of Tree Realm' not long ago, Lin Yuan had maintained the refinement of this Secret Realm core.

Those Experts watching the battle all thought that Lin Yuan had gone all out in order to suppress the four legendary Tier 9 figures such as the 'Son of Tree Realm'.

Not hesitating to use a burst-type secret technique.

Little did they know that Lin Yuan was simply playing with them; of the more than two billion space layers he occupied, he had only used two hundred million space layers.

As for the burst-type secret technique? As long as Mystic Yellow Strike was successfully cultivated, it could achieve constant activation, and every strike would unleash power exceeding his own limits.

Aside from consuming a bit more energy, it didn't require paying any price.

As for why he didn't pursue them, it was merely a matter of going with the flow.

Those Tier 9 aliens who fled into the inner core region would sooner or later be wiped out by the Secret Realm, and their treasures, weapons, and even corpses would all fall into Lin Yuan's hands.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed.

And Lin Yuan's refinement of the Secret Realm core had also reached its final moment.